On Mon, Dec 12, 2016 at 12:39 PM, Jason Gunthorpe <jguntho...@obsidianresearch.com> wrote: > If the DT has inter-dependencies, then the devices need to be removed > in the right order to avoid removal problems. > > Assuming the DT is constructed so that EPROBE_DEFER doesn't happen > during creating then a good way to avoid removal problems is reversing > the order during depopulation.
I assume you mean by sorting the nodes to get lucky with the init order. Not sure I want any patches that help that. I'm tempted to randomize the device creation order instead. > Signed-off-by: Jason Gunthorpe <jguntho...@obsidianresearch.com> > --- > drivers/of/platform.c | 3 ++- > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > In my specific case I have a gpio driver, followed by a i2c bitbang > using that driver. So gpiolib prints an error if it the gpio driver is > removed before the gpio client.. Good news, functional dependencies are going into 4.10. Let's fix GPIO and use that. Rob
